Metadata Object Description Schema
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Metadata Object Description Schema


The revised MODS schema version 3.0 is now available online. Mappings in both directions between MARCXML and MODS as well as the Outline of elements and attributes also reflect version 3.0.

Changes from the previous version (2.0) are documented.

The MARCXML to MODS stylesheet, guidelines, and examples will be revised to reflect the new schema shortly. A stylesheet to convert MODS records using the 2.0 schema to 3.0 will also be available shortly.





- Mods 3.4 Schema
The latest version of the Metadata Object Description Schema is available for comment.The Library of Congress and the MODS Editorial Committee are happy to announce the release of a draft MODS 3.4 Schema for community review. The draft Schema itself may...

- Transforming Marcxml To Mods
The Library of Congress has made available a revised stylesheet for transforming MARCXML to MODS version 3.1. Changes are mainly to language and classification elements (enhancements made for MODS version 3.1). There were a few errors that also were fixed....

- Metadata Object Description Schema Update
The revised MODS schema version 3.1 is now available. The Outline of elements and attributes also reflects version 3.1. MODS...

- Metadata Authority Description Schema
In response to numerous requests, the Library of Congress' Network Development and MARC Standards Office has drafted an XML schema for an authority element set that may be used to provide metadata about agents (people, organizations), events, and...

- Metadata Object Description Schema
Version 3.0 of the MODS user guidelines are now available.This document is a comprehensive guide to the use of MODS data elements. It should be used in conjunction with the MODS mappings and the Outline of elements and attributes. It includes introductory...



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